Pineapple on pizza. Yes or no? Iceland's president wants to ban it!

[True Dough]

I LOVE pineapple on pizza. Love it! With or without ham. The salty cheese and sweet pineapple combo is terrific. It does seem to be a topic that polarizes people. It's rare to hear, "I don't care," when you ask someone if they like pineapple on pizza, it's usually "Yes" or "No way."

Iceland's president definitely falls into the latter category.

Faced with uproar at home and a social media storm abroad, the president of Iceland has been forced to clarify his outspoken stance on one of the defining questions of the age: whether pineapple should be allowed on pizza.

Last week, answering questions from pupils at a high school in Akureyri, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson said his favourite football team was Manchester United and he was “fundamentally opposed” to pineapple on pizzas.

The president then went further, saying that if he could, he would ban the tropical fruit as a pizza topping. Understandably, Twitter and half the world’s online media went into overdrive.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/21/icelands-president-would-ban-pineapple-on-pizza-if-he-could

[guillaumeb]

1. Pineapple and shrimp. With hot sauce.

I call for a ban on Icelandic immigrants. Or at least extreme vetting.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

2. For me - no, but I'll take it over anchovies!

[CanonRay]

3. I fully support this common sense legislation!

[CTyankee]

4. WHAT? I'm in New Haven where pizza rules! You put pineapple on a pizza and nobody would

go to your restaurant again! Riots in the streets!

[True Dough]

6. Call in the police in riot gear!!!

This is essential to our cultural values. We must embrace the tropical pineapple!

[CTyankee]

10. Oof! That just looks evil. Begone from my sight, devil pineapple!

[matt819]

5. Maybe banning is a bit much

But, really, pineapple has no place anywhere near a pizza.

[CTyankee]

17. damn straight, buddy! Even the lowliest of pizza parlors here have great pizza. No need to

go to Frank Pepe's which is a bit of a hike from me. But I occasionally go to my local pizza place
and pick of a slice of either the plain or the pepperoni and go home and snarf it down! We have a place nearby that will deliver. When my son, who lives in NYC, drove me back from my daughter's house in MA he stopped there to get a slice to eat on his way back to the city. Later he told me how amazingly good it tasted. I just shrugged and said "I know."

[First Speaker]

55. If you're ever up Cheshire way, go to Pop's...

...I swear, they're as good as anything you'll get in New Haven...

[smirkymonkey]

31. I agree. Who ever thought to do that in the first place?

It certainly wasn't the Italians.

[Siwsan]

7. Damn, I love the Icelandic people! (And I love pineapple and ham on pizza)

The only pizza I ever ate, in Iceland, was produced on the base (or rather the 'NATO Agreed Area') so I never tried an actual Icelandic pizza and I've never, ever tried a pizza that included sea food as one of the toppings. Not even sure I'd want to.

I did, however, enjoy quite a few Pylsurs, which are the Icelandic version of a hot dog and are made from lamb. They were served with caramelized onions and mustard, and were heavenly.

[CTyankee]

12. New England clam pizza is wonderful, are you kidding me?

[Siwsan]

16. I can honestly say I never considered the possibility of such a pizza!

Red or white sauce??

[CTyankee]

20. You can get both kinds but the New Haven white clam pie is my fave.

[bunnies]

37. New England Clam Pizza?

Omg. That's just wrong. I've lived in New England all but 4 years of my life and I've never heard of such a monstrosity. Maybe it's just a CT thing?

*shudder*

[CTyankee]

39. Maybe just CT. I dunno. People here worship it. Hubby doesn't love the clams (he's from the midwest)

so we get half and half. Funny, he loves my clam sauce on pasta...

[bunnies]

42. My other half doesn't like clams at all.

And he's from MA. Blasphemer!!! That's ok though because I don't like pizza. Maybe with just clams and white sauce though. Hmm. It's sense an experiment coming on.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. But since that's Iceland,

do they put kæstur hákarl, said to be one of the world's most disgusting foods, on their pizza? The fact that they eat that stuff at all should bar Icelanders from complaining about pineapple on pizza (even though that's kind of disgusting, too).

[True Dough]

14. Had to Google that

Not familiar with kæstur hákarl. It's fermented shark. Sounds delicious!

[Siwsan]

18. About the only seafood I consumed in Iceland was wonderful Cod

The base in Keflavik, had a fish fry, every Friday night, that I still dream about.

Conversely, there was a 'fish factory' within wind direction of the base. How the smell of that place didn't put me off of eating fish, ever again, is a miracle.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

21. Someone I know tried it. Said it's horrible,

tastes like pee; you have to wash it down quickly with brennivín.

[LisaM]

9. Absolutely does NOT belong on pizza!

Unless you want to ruin a pizza.

[we can do it]

11. NO NO NO

[Doreen]

13. I love pineapple on pizza.

If you don't like it don't get it. Leave the pineapple alone.

[CTyankee]

22. I love pineapple. In fruit salad it is wonderful.

It's just that the Neapolitans who settled here have pretty much gauged public wants and won't
consider joiniing the pizza places that you might get elsewhere.

[njhoneybadger]

15. The thought of it makes me want to barf.

[dhill926]

19. first they came for the pineapple....

[True Dough]

23. I have to assume

your user name "dhill" means you will die on that hill, you will fight for pineapple until the bitter, uh sweet end! I'll be right beside you all the way in this most important battle!

[dhill926]

25. I regret I have only one live to give....

[angstlessk]

24. Yes, how far from that is pepperoni?

It's shameful....Pineapple on a day old pizza is still juicy! Not so much the other ingredients!

[Ilsa]

26. Pineappke and ham pizza is yummy. nt

[JHan]

27. What blasphemy is this!?!??!!?!

[randr]

28. Jalipeno and pineapple---soooo gooooood!!!

[wryter2000]

29. God, no

No, no...please. A California invention, and as much as I love my state, this was not one of our best ideas. Remember, we gave the country Ronald Reagan.

[Chipper Chat]

30. which begs the question:

Is 'pine' apple really an apple or a cousin to the pine tree?
Do pineapple and pizza go together just like peas and carrots?
Was there any pineapple in the Star Trek episode called "The Apple?"
Should Pete's Apple Computer Store change it's name to Pete's Pineapple Computer Store?
Oh, for the love of pizza!

[Kimchijeon]

32. If I am in the mood sure, but most places don't make it right

From a good pizza place, why not? I think banning it is hilarious though.

[Yavin4]

33. Finally, a president that I can believe in!!!

Guðni Th. Jóhannesson! President for the world!!!!

[True Dough]

35. You have to correctly pronounce his name

before you can endorse him. Go ahead, say it out loud!

[lame54]

34. I'm not a fan of pineapple pizza - but...

Illegal pineapple pizza? - Hell yeah

that's gotta be delicious

[True Dough]

36. LOL! Good way to look at it

Make it the new forbidden fruit.

[pansypoo53219]

38. canned is better than fresh for me. but i do onions & pineapple. my great aunt liked that best too.

[CTyankee]

41. OMG.

[Angry Dragon]

40. It is okay ........ I get it added if it is free .......... love my meat pizza

[irisblue]

43. so where does Iceland get their pineapple?

And how soon will trump start a trade war?

[OriginalGeek]

44. I don't get it often

but ham, pepperoni and pineapple is a lovely pizza pie.


I'll hit it with the parmesan before going into the oven too so the parm gets little crispy bits on top of the pineapple chunks.

[IcyPeas]

45. No. and you don't eat it with a knife and fork either!

[Skittles]

46. hell no, FUCK no

I DETEST fruit on pizza

they're always the last ones left whenever we get pizzas at work

[LeftInTX]

47. Apparently, he likes the ultra sacrilege: fish on pizza

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028688479

[NightWatcher]

48. Pineapple and Pepperoni Pizza Please

[calendargirl]

50. Yep--with onion nt

[Mr. Ected]

49. Why Stop at Pineapple?

Yummy lingonberries and red currants and banana and cherries.

One of my favorite pizzas ever was bought in Germany and called a "Fruit Pizza". Unlike anything I could have ever imagined. Delectable.

[Tarheel_Dem]

51. I wouldn't agree with a ban, but none for me please.

[d_r]

52. The triple p

When I was in grad school I came across this combination to keep my lab mates from eating the pizzas I planned to get two meals out of.

Pineapple
Pickles
Jalapeno peppers

Sweet, sour, salty and spicy, it is a delicious combination that no one else would eat.

[DonCoquixote]

53. honestly

Iceland has bigger fish to fry, no pun intended. It is also kind of silly because there are places in the world, places in Asia you might want to do business, which have no problem using pineapples in ways that we would not. I hope Iceland is not need to court Asian business anytime soon. If Iceland was the country that invented pizza, they might have a leg to stand on, indeed I remember watching "Jersey shore" where the cast went to Italy, and had to learn the very rigid rules for pizza making in Naples. However, considering that Naples was old when Rome was young, Naples has had a lot more time to define Italian cuisine that a bunch of people in Iceland.

Then again, Icelandic cuisine is nothing to speak of.

https://guidetoiceland.is/history-culture/the-worlds-most-disgusting-icelandic-food

I suppose perhaps maybe they might try putting the shark jerky on the pizza, or the sour Rams testicles. Actually, the short turkey might not be a half bad idea.

[regnaD kciN]

54. All we are saying is give pizza a chance!

Personally, I can't stand pineapple on it, but won't prevent others from enjoying it.

On the other hand, being a fan of ManU? That's unforgivable!!!